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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who joins the honest sailors at the end of Chapter XVI?
(a) Abraham
(b) Smollett
(c) Silver
(d) Tom

2. Where does Jim realize he has drifted in Chapter XXIII?
(a) To the other side of the island
(b) To an eerie cave
(c) Out to sea
(d) Near the pirates’ campfire on shore

3. Who goes walking in the trees in Chapter XXII?
(a) Livesey
(b) Smollett
(c) Ben
(d) Jim

4. Who objects to throwing the corpse overboard in Chapter XXVI?
(a) Israel Hands
(b) Silver
(c) Smollett
(d) Jim

5. How does Jim react to Livesey’s accusation in Chapter XXX?
(a) He stabs Livesey
(b) He cries
(c) He does not react
(d) He laughs

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim head toward on the island in Chapter XXVII?

2. Who tends to the mutineers every day, according to Chapter XXIX?

3. What does Silver want from Smollett in Chapter XX?

4. What causes the men’s boat to founder in Chapter XVII?

5. When does Chapter XXX begin in relation to Chapter XXIX?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silver throw down at the end of Chapter XXIX?

2. Why is the boat hard to maneuver in Chapter XVII?

3. What is the black spot Silver receives in Chapter XXIX, and what is it made from?

4. Why is it useless for Jim to paddle to shore at the beginning of Chapter XXIV?

5. Who wants to throw the dead pirate overboard in Chapter XXVI?

6. Why is Ben sure the honest sailors are in the stockade in Chapter XIX?

7. What does Silver tell Jim about Dr. Livesey in Chapter XXVIII?

8. Why does Jim take the coracle to the Hispaniola in Chapter XXIII?

9. What warning does Livesey give Silver at the end of Chapter XXX?

10. What conclusion does Jim make about the crew of the Hispaniola when he sees it drifting in Chapter XXIV?

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